The opportunity of a lifetime for one team from each of the European, Southeast Asian and Americas regions lays in the TI5 Open Qualifiers. 2294 teams have joined the race.
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With the announcement of the TI5 direct invites and qualifiers, an open qualifer for each region was added to the mix, giving one team in each region the opportunity to advance to the main qualifiers and ultimately the opportunity to attend The International 5 and compete with the best Dota 2 teams in the world.
Valve partnered up with Faceit to host the TI5 Open Qualifiers and all of the information for teams and interested viewers is wrapped up below.
TI5 Open Qualifiers notable registered teams
2294 teams from across three regions have joined the competition.
- From Erope: Balkan Bears Corleone, Basically Unknown, Scaryfacezzz, 4 Clovers & Lepricon, Moscow 5, sQreen Squad, Turtle (EGM, Blitz, smulgullig, Niqua and Pablo), dotAS (Dota All Stars) EE’s Disciples, Spin To Win, xGame.kz, Lemondogs, Goomba Gaming, Game Online, mYinsanity, YellowSubmarine, aSpera, HeHe United, ElysiumGaming, Zero Respect, and GDstudios (2GD, sheever, shane, skrff and odpixel)
- From SEA: Invasion (Malaysia), AcesVN (Vietnam), Kingdom (Singapore), Rex Regum Qeon (Indonesia)
- From Americas: paiN, Isurus Gaming, Boreal, Stay Free, Summer’s Rift (who have lost their invite to the TI5 Americas qualifiers, due to last minute roster changes)
- The International 3 champion Jerry “EGM” Lundkvist will try his luck in the TI5 Open Qualifiers, alongside Blitz, smulgullig, Niqua and Pablo, on team Turtle.
- James “2GD” Harding will also start his journey to TI5 with Sheever, Shane, Skrff and ODpixel, on team GDstudios.
TI5 Open Qualifiers schedule
Teams that fail to check-in are dropped from the TI5 Open Qualifiers and a new slot opens.
Faceit tutorial, mandatory for every team participating in the TI5 Open Qualifiers
FACEIT TV’s James Bardolph has sat down and made a tutorial video explaining everything players need to know about our the TI5 Open Qualifiers system. Faceit urges all teams to watch the tutorial and learn how the system works, in order to prevent any possible confusion or triggering a default loss.
TI5 Open Qualifiers frequently asked questions
Is the EU Qualifier full? Can I still join with my team?
According to Faceit, check-in starts at 11 am CEST on May 16 and ends at 12:30 PM CEST, the same day. Any team that registered for the Open Qualifiers, but was unable to check-in in due time will be removed and a free spot will be created. “My expectation is that there will be plenty of free spots so be sure to wait till 12:30 PM CEST and try to get your spot,” said Milos “Mikey” Nedeljkovic, Head of Community Management at Faceit.
Can I change my team roster without losing the spot?
If you wish to change your roster, you will have to sign out from the Open Qualifiers, change the roster and then sign back in. However, there is a possibility someone will take your spot while you are changing your roster, so Faceit does not recommend the procedure.
One of the players didn’t show up. Can we have a stand-in?
The TI5 Open Qualifiers are a part of The International 5 and stand-ins are not allowed.
I can’t come on time for the qualifiers. Can we postpone the match?
If one of the players fails to be available at the scheduled time, the team will receive a default loss. Each team will have 15+ minutes to join or fix any possible problem that might come up by contacting the Faceit live support.
TI5 Open Qualifiers livestreams
All semifinals and finals for the European, Southeast Asian and American regions will be available on DotaTV, in the Dota 2 client.
Official English stream:
Sheever, Shane, 2GD, Draskyl and ODPixel will go live at 14:00 PM CEST to cover the EU TI5 Open Qualifiers.
- English – GD Studio
- Russian – Adekvat
- Vietnam – PewPew
- Chilean – Livedota.TV
- German – SaphiraTV
- Indonesia – DTVI and LiveGaming
- Malaysia – JandaHunter
- Br/Portuguese – ImpetusTV
- Spanish – TruesightTV
- Serbian – FearSC
- English 2 – Turbo2X
Casters who wish to cover the TI5 Open Qualifiers in a language that is not listed above can send an email to ti5@faceit.com.
Notable TI5 Open Qualifiers EU contenders
Basically Unknown
Ar1sE, Basically Unknown
Basically Unknown have had no less than five reshuffles in the last five months. The most recent change occurred 10 days ago, when the team announced they parted ways with their captain, Ivan “MinD_ContRoL” Borislavov, and that former Power Rangers member, Maxim “Shachlo” Abramovskikh, would stand-in for them.
Basically Unknown is currently competing in the DreamLeague Season 3 League stage, after having won the third Main Qualifier finals over 4 Clovers & Lepricon.
The team was invited to take part in The Mountain Trail Challenge, but failed to advance to the playoffs, after placing second to last in their group.
Since the beginning of 2015, Basically Unknown managed to win several minor tournaments, including Bridon Open Cup, GIGABYTE Challenge #13, and MSI Dragon Battle #4 and #5. The team has recently played the Yard G2A Fest semifinals. They are scheduled to face NEXT.kz in the Game Show Invitational Lower Bracket finals.
Basically Unknown TI5 Open Qualifiers roster:
Nikolay “Stomanen1” Kalchev, Petur “Pure Evil!” Petrov, Nikolay “Nikobaby” Nikolov, Ionuț “Ar1sE” Turtoi, Maxim “Shachlo” Abramovskikh (stand-in)
4 Clovers & Lepricon
Wagamama, 4 Clovers & Lepricon
In late March, after Goblak left Na’Vi, he put together a new team with some other known teamless professional players. 4 Clovers & Lepricon made a strong and impressive debut, claiming the Esportal Open Qualifier #3 LAN spot, after defeating 4 Anchors and Sea Captain, on April 15. However, following that performance, the team was defeated by m5, on April 19, in the first round of the Yard Festival and by YES on April 28th in the first round of the DreamLeague Qualifiers #4.
Less than one month after forming 4 Clovers & Lepricon, captain and founder Artur “Goblak” Kostenko parted ways with the team. There has been no statement about the reasons surrounding his short lived affiliation with the team. Ivan “Vanskor” Skorokhod stepped in to take the support role, although still being listed as a reserve/inactive player for Natus Vincere.
Only three days after Goblak’s departure, Kai “H4nn1″ Hanbückers announced his retirement from the competitive scene. Swedish player Niklas “Wagamama” Högström would take his place on 4 Clovers & Lepricon.
4 Clovers & Lepricon TI5 Open Qualifiers roster:
Stanislav “Bzz/633” Glushan, Niklas “Wagamama” Högström, Alaan “SexyBamboe” Faraj, Vladimir “yol” Basov, Ivan “VANSKOR” Skorokhod
sQreen Squad
Goblak and Blowyourbrain, sQreen Squad
In the last few days leading to the TI5 Open Qualifiers, Arthur “Goblak” Kostenko, Vladislav “Blowyourbrain” Morozyuk (former Team Empire, Virtus.Pro and Moscow 5 player) and Vadim “Sedoy” Musorin (former Virtus.Pro and RoX.KIS player) find a new home with sQreen Squad, in a final attempt to reach Seattle for The International 5.
sQreen Squad TI5 Open Qualifiers roster:
Khaled “sQreen” Al Kabbashi, Arthur “Goblak” Kostenko, Vladislav “Blowyourbrain” Morozyuk, Victor “General” Nigrini, Vadim “Sedoy” Musorin
Moscow 5
Once one of the top teams in the CIS region, Moscow 5 is now but a shadow of its former self. Weakened by the 2015 reshuffles, M5 were only able to place 2nd in two minor tournaments, this year: Hitbox EU Championship and Iron Trophy Europe.
Moscow 5 TI5 Open Qualifiers roster:
Dmitry “Slander” Zhukov, Maxim “TpoH” Vernikov, Stanislav “Chomy” Storozhuk, Danilo “Bignum” Shehovtsov, Vitali “zxc” Damastoi
LemonDogs
LemonDogs facing Alliance at the ASUS Play It Cool LAN event
Formerly known as 4 Friends + Chrillee (4FC), the squad was picked up by LemonDogs on April 13, 2015. Since then, they managed to place 3rd-4th in the ESL ASUS Play It Cool LAN event. LemonDogs have set long term goals to make the move from fun games to becoming serious contenders in the Dota 2 scene.
LemonDogs TI5 Open Qualifiers roster:
Tobias “eresloco” Everhorn, Staffan “Steffstyle” Solin, Eskil “eskillz” Sundblad, Mathis “Jabbz” Friesel, Christopher “Chrillee” Wåhlin
ScaryFaceZZZ
The Ukrainian team has had steady performances since the beginning of the year, despite having parted ways with ArtStyle, on March 30. ScaryFaceZZZ broke the record for the longest competitive Dota 2 match against Cloud 9, and scrubbed out numerous other records.
ScaryFaceZZZ active roster:
Mikhail “QwisTa” Ilyashenko, Vladislav “State21” Kosmos, Andrew “KaHT” Shulgin, Sergei “Ecnart” Nikolaev, Eugeniy “Sh4dowehhh” Alekseev
mYinsanity
mYinsanity
mYinsanity, a Swiss organization, has recently broken into two Dota 2 squads. The new squad has familiar faces from the original one: Viktor “Buktop” Knezevic, Nenad “grizzine” Lukic and Konstantin “Kole” Jancetovic. We were able talk with Buktop, who shed some light on the recent changes: “The organization hasn’t been satisfied with the recent results of the current roster and has made a second squad as a form of ‘test’ and trial.”
According to Nenad “grizzine” Lukic, the Swiss organization has already decided to drop the second squad. grizzine, part of mYinsanity’s original squad, was kept on the team.
mYinstanity TI5 Open Qualifiers roster:
Gordan “g0g1” Prosic, Damir “Zamj/Mitch” Skaricic, Admir “lizZard” Salkanovic, Milan “MiLAN” Kozomara, Nenad “grizine” Lukic
HeHe United
Team HeHe United, also known as “Bhutanized” or simply “hehe”, consists of a mix of German, Icelander, and Finish players. The team made its first appearance in the Electronic Sports World Cup 2013 qualifiers. In the past two years, HeHe United won several minor tournaments. The team entered the spotlight when they received a TI4 qualifiers invite and decided to swap one player for Ar1sE (initially, they intended to swap two players), aiming to strengthen their squad a day after the official announcement by Valve.
HeHe United active roster:
Mathias “hwa” Seefluth, Jan “Qupe” Tinnemeier, Neta “TheCoon” Shapira, Atte “nihis” Patja
GameOnline
Excalibur being interviewed by Capitalist, while he was a stand-in for Fnatic
GameOnline is a well-known Gothenburg based organization, famous for their achievements in the early days of Counter Strike 1.6. In early 2015, the organization picked up team House of Gamers, a Dota 2 team consisting of a mix of Swedish players. Steve “Excalibur” Ye (former MeePwn’d player and Fnatic stand-in) is part of the team.
GameOnline TI5 Open Qualifiers roster:
Steve “Excalibur” Ye, Filip “Zeroji” Erlandsson, Erik “zIInTz” Andersson, Tobias “Vroksnak” Axelsson, Fredrik “Pellikan” Häggström
Turtle
EGM
Former TI3 champion Jerry “EGM” Lundkvist has reinstated the same Turtle Masters squad from two years ago and registered it into the TI5 Open Qualifiers.
Turtle roster:
Jerry “EGM”, Lundkvist Niclas “Niqua”, Westergård Johan “smulgullig” Gidmark, William “Blitz” Lee, Axel “Pablo” Källman
Other known TI5 Open Qualifiers EU contenders
- Balkan Bears Corleone have decided to try their luck in the Open Qualifiers, despite having recently lost two of their top players: Omar “w33haa″ Aliwi and Ahmed “Levi” AlRayes.
- Other known names include: EE’s Disciples, Spin To Win, xGame.kz, Goomba Gaming, YellowSubmarine, aSpera, ElysiumGaming, and Zero Respect.
- James “2GD” Harding will also start his journey to TI5 with Sheever, Shane, Skrff and ODpixel, on team GDstudios.
Notable TI5 Open Qualifiers Americas contenders
Summer’s Rift
Summer’s Rift
Summer’s Rift have been dropped from the TI5 Americas qualifiers due to last minute roster changes and will have to play in the Open Qualifiers, in order to secure a chance to go to Seattle, for The International 5. The North-American team was one of the nine teams in the Americas region to receive a direct invite to TI5 qualifiers.
They had most recently qualified and participated in Red Bull Battle Grounds, where they were the first team to be eliminated.
North-American team eHug will replace Summer’s Rift in The International 5 Americas regional qualifiers.
Summer’s Rift were invited to Canada Cup Season 5, where they ended up losing in the Second Round of the Lower Brackets to team eHug.
Summer’s Rift TI5 Open Qualifiers roster:
Brian “BananaSlamJamma” Canavan, Braxton “Brax” Paulson, “DragonFist”, Jimmy “DeMoN” Ho, Bryant “whiteBeard” Lehwald
paiN Gaming
paiN Gaming
paiN Gaming is a Brazilian multi gaming organization. Their Dota 2 squad was founded by Arthur “PAADA” Zarzur. In 2012, paiN Gaming became a part of Team Razer Pro.
paiN Gaming TI5 Open Qualifiers roster:
Adriano “4dr” Machado, Danylo “KINGRD” Nascimento, Otavio “Tavo” Gabriel, Thárcio “Baga” Medeiros, Lucas “Vestius” Takano
Notable TI5 Open Qualifiers SEA contenders
Invasion e-Sports
Invasion e-Sports is a Malaysian multigaming organization. Their Dota 2 squad placed 5th-6th in this year’s Major All Stars tournament.
Invasion active roster:
Jun “dabeliuteef” Liong Loh, Trent “sLiCKz” Tucker, Chee “Ghost” Chong Wong, Ahmad “ADTR” Syazwan bin Anuar, Joel “XtiNcT” Chan Zhan Leong
Rex Regum
Rex Regum Qeon
Rex Regum Qeon is an Indonesian team, established in 2013, prior to the Asian Cyber Games. Following the breakup of their team after failing to qualify for TI4, Qeon Interactive has decided to re-enter the Southeast Asian Dota 2 scene by picking up the Rex Regum squad.
Most recently, the team has qualified for the MPGL Season 7 main event, where they lost in the first round of the Lower Brackets to Signature.Trust.
Rex Regum active roster:
Farand “KoaLa” Kowara, Yusuf “yabyoo” Kurniawan, Ega “Nivis” Tanzil, Henry “Xing” Tan, Egi “Indigo” Tanzil, Agustian “PhoeniX” Hwang
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